Temporal dynamics of rice production and import in Nepal

Rice is a principal food crop for ensuring national food security and improving the livelihoods of the people in Nepal. To understand and analyse temporal dynamics of rice production and import, a study was carried out by using secondary data during the period from 2009 to 2018. The objectives of th...

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Main Authors: Gairhe, Samaya, Gauchan, Devendra, Timsina, Krishna Prasad
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Nepal Journals Online 2021
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/113709
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Gauchan, Devendra
Timsina, Krishna Prasad
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description Rice is a principal food crop for ensuring national food security and improving the livelihoods of the people in Nepal. To understand and analyse temporal dynamics of rice production and import, a study was carried out by using secondary data during the period from 2009 to 2018. The objectives of the study were to analyses temporal changes and dynamics of rice production and import in Nepal. The study used Compound growth rate and Markov chain analysis to assess the pattern of temporal changes in production and import of rice in Nepal for the last one decade. The synthesis of the analysis is presented in both tabular and graphic forms. The results revealed that Nepal is importing rice in increasing trend and not being able to meet national demands despite some increase in rice production and productivity in the last decade. Imports of rice were found in four harmonized system codes from 18 countries and the value of rice import is mounting in recent years. In addition, Compound growth rate analysis showed that the rice import quantity and value were increasing at the rate of 24.48 and 38.11 percent per annum respectively, while production growth was hovering below less than 2% per annum. The higher growth rate of value than quantity showed that mainly import is concentrated on fine and aromatic rice. Further, the study also reveals the direction of trade using Markov chain analysis, which shows that among selected countries, two countries India and the USA were more stable rice exporters to Nepal while China, Thailand, and Italy were less stable. The study implies that import substitution can be done by increasing productivity with increase use of high yielding hybrids and fine and aromatic rice.
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spelling CGSpace1137092025-11-11T17:39:45Z Temporal dynamics of rice production and import in Nepal Gairhe, Samaya Gauchan, Devendra Timsina, Krishna Prasad import substitution crop production food security milling quality sustitución de la importación producción vegetal seguridad alimentaria Rice is a principal food crop for ensuring national food security and improving the livelihoods of the people in Nepal. To understand and analyse temporal dynamics of rice production and import, a study was carried out by using secondary data during the period from 2009 to 2018. The objectives of the study were to analyses temporal changes and dynamics of rice production and import in Nepal. The study used Compound growth rate and Markov chain analysis to assess the pattern of temporal changes in production and import of rice in Nepal for the last one decade. The synthesis of the analysis is presented in both tabular and graphic forms. The results revealed that Nepal is importing rice in increasing trend and not being able to meet national demands despite some increase in rice production and productivity in the last decade. Imports of rice were found in four harmonized system codes from 18 countries and the value of rice import is mounting in recent years. In addition, Compound growth rate analysis showed that the rice import quantity and value were increasing at the rate of 24.48 and 38.11 percent per annum respectively, while production growth was hovering below less than 2% per annum. The higher growth rate of value than quantity showed that mainly import is concentrated on fine and aromatic rice. Further, the study also reveals the direction of trade using Markov chain analysis, which shows that among selected countries, two countries India and the USA were more stable rice exporters to Nepal while China, Thailand, and Italy were less stable. The study implies that import substitution can be done by increasing productivity with increase use of high yielding hybrids and fine and aromatic rice. 2021-04-30 2021-05-13T08:33:57Z 2021-05-13T08:33:57Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/113709 en Open Access application/pdf Nepal Journals Online Gairhe, S.; Gauchan, D.; Timsina, K.P. (2021) Temporal dynamics of rice production and import in Nepal. Journal of Nepal Agricultural Research Council 7 p. 97-108. ISSN: 2392-4535
spellingShingle import substitution
crop production
food security
milling quality
sustitución de la importación
producción vegetal
seguridad alimentaria
Gairhe, Samaya
Gauchan, Devendra
Timsina, Krishna Prasad
Temporal dynamics of rice production and import in Nepal
title Temporal dynamics of rice production and import in Nepal
title_full Temporal dynamics of rice production and import in Nepal
title_fullStr Temporal dynamics of rice production and import in Nepal
title_full_unstemmed Temporal dynamics of rice production and import in Nepal
title_short Temporal dynamics of rice production and import in Nepal
title_sort temporal dynamics of rice production and import in nepal
topic import substitution
crop production
food security
milling quality
sustitución de la importación
producción vegetal
seguridad alimentaria
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/113709
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